Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-28
THE COCKADE CITY.
Death in the Water-TwO Men
Drowned.


Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
PETERSBURG, June -, 1857.
A very sad case Of drO wing occurred
here ills morning about 10 O'Clock, OF
which Mr. Patrick O'Brien, one OF orr
most respected Irish citizens, was the vic
tim. Mr.. OBrien lived on Old street, and
a. a matter of diversion "a well "a of eX.
ercIse, his daily habit has been to fish in
The AppomatloX river. About half.paSt 9
O'Clock this mOIning be left home, telling
ms wife that be Intended to 60 a.fshing be-
fore going to lis work. That was the last
seen Of HIM alive. In les than an hour
afterward his lifcltss body was dis.
covered in the river. il appears that
lie took bis skimmng-net and went TO
The river in rear OF Bis premises; there,
from the sspk % the river, be attempted 10
got into a hight boat; the boat clpsized
md he Wa, thrown into the water
" h, thor The drowning was owing 10 the
deep Gs'cr. or 10 the fact that by the cap
,izing 81 The boat Nj. O'Brien was thrown
h,aCior. most against one OF the 70 k on
q e tsDk, j. not kno vi. but 4 ntlle while
l.for 4 son q Mr.. O'Bicn went down 10
ne Iiycr 10 join bis rather. He say a body
noailng rear trc bank. which he recognized
- That af hi, lalher. aud Immediately gave
the alarm 4 1.-THE coOr"d boy, who
was passing et The lime, saw Mr..
G'Bri,n iull irtO The water, but
Was 30 scared that instead OF
eiNiI 9 the alarm he ran home. The body
WAS draw D from the water a0d the coroner
rot6,d, but in view Of all the circum.
stances an inquest was deemed unnecessa.
~. Nc. O'Brien was about SlXty.three
N,9rs Of age, ard for tGirtv-Oid wears had
been - trusted emplOye 81 the Petersburg
ana Weldon railroad. Ever since the war
he had been watcbmln for the company's
property IN this CITY. He was a genial.
kind-hearted man, and enjoyed the fullest
confidence OF MS employers and OF the
public. lie attended service at the Citho-
lie church yesterday, and was among the
first TO shake hands with Bishop Keane and
cordially congratulated him on his safe re-.
turn from Europe.
Roger Pryor, a cOlOred youth, aged about
twenty yeas, was drowned yesterday
while bathing with some companions in
Abbott's pond, in Dinwi1dle county, a bout
one mile west Of this city. IL is supposed
that he was attacked With cramp. HIS
companions saw him struggling IN the
water, but were unable 10 render any -.
sistance. The body had not been recov.
cred at noon to-day. THIS pond is on the
twospd.tbree. quarter-acre farm said 10
have been just sold for SliS,00O, and the
accident but gives the place increased no.
toliety.
SENATOR MALONE ROBBED.
Senator William Malone was the
victim Of a bold robbery this morn
ing between the hours Of 3 and
O'Clock. Tie Senator says he did
not retire until about O'Clock. When he
aw Oke be found his pants missing, ana dis.
covered that he had been robbed. Inves.
tigalicn showed that burglars had effected
an entrance into the house by climbing to
the oof Of The front porch and breaking
through the window which opens into Mrs.
aLone's chamber. Mrs. Malone is not at
home. aud the burglars thus far had no
trouble. Nothing was disturbed I'm this
room. and the robbers went into the adjOin-
ing room, occupied by the Senator. They
took the Generals pants, which they found
hanging upon chair, carried them into
the hallway and sbliully went through
thOm, rfllug the pockets OF two $50 bills
and 500 IN IS and $40 notes. They le!;
the Generals pants IN the passage, and
then went into Mr.. Butler Mahone's room
and took from his pants about $50 in
money. None OF the valuable jewelry or
sily6Tware about the house was touched,
and the watches In the clothing OF the
two gentlemen were left behind
The thieves, however, seemed to have
made pretty thorough exploration OF the
house, and after they had flashed their
work left by the front door. In the store.
room they stopped to drink bottle of wine
and eat some cake, and also to smoke some
Of General Mahone's Gne imported cigars.
They carried of several b )xes Of the latter.
branded "PeTfectus," which, IL IL said.
cost about twenty one cents for each cigar
The robbers moved about In their bare
feet, and left one OF their socks behind.
There is no clue as yet TO the thieves.
The congregation OF the First BAPTIST |
church held a meeting yesterday and ac- |
copied the resignation Of Rev. +. G. Oar. |
gan rs pastor. Appropriate resolutions of |
regret were adopted. Mr.. Dsrgan will |
leave here about the lst Of August for |
California.
Bishop Keape preached to a crowded |
at ST. Joseph's Catholic |
church Sunday morning, and administered |
the sacrament OF confirmation 10 class OF |
81 candidstes-22 males and Is females.
After the services the Bishop was called |
upon by nearly the whole congregation.
ROBIN ADAIR,